Define Asteroids,Meteoroids and Comet.
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Generally speaking, meteoroids are all the smaller objects in orbit around the Sun. Most of them originate from comets that lose gas and dust when they approach the Sun. Other meteoroids are basically small asteroids. ... A meteor is the light that you can see when a small meteoroid enters the Earth's atmosphere.
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Asteroids are minor planets whose orbits are lie between Jupitar and Mars.These are said to be the fragments of a larger planet distrupted long ago, the first asteroid to be discovered is the largest asteroid having a diameter of 670km. Most of the asteroids are less than 80 km in diameter.
Meteroids are small havenly bodies coming from interplanetary space. They become luminous by friction on entering the earth's atmosphere. They are popularly known as shooting stars. Meteorites are the larger meteors that do not burn completely on entering the earth's atmosphere and land on the surface of the earth. All the meteorites were meteors when in flight.
Comet is a luminous celestial body which moves about the Solar System in elliptical or hyperbolic orbits. Comets are usually accompanied by a long shining tail. The tail of a comet is composed of gas and fire dust particles . I develops as the comet approaches the Sun. The tail generally points directly away from the sun.